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keyboard keys do not work any momentarily

The keys return to work after pressing and holding them for 20, 30 seconds or more

MacBook Air (13-INCH, MID 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on May 2, 2013 10:10 AM

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May 2, 2013 10:49 AM in response to Ariel987

Do you have access to another keyboard you can try?


Keyboard Keys Do Not Respond

Keyboard Doesn’t Work


If those don't work, try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. If Back-to-My Mac is selected in System Preferences, the Guest account will not work. The intent is to see if it is specific to one account or a system wide problem. This account can be deleted later.


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If the problem is still there, try booting into the Safe Mode. Shut down the computer and then power it back up. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.

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keyboard keys do not work any momentarily

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